Police Cadet

[JBU2010]

Does your department have a Police Cadet position available? If so, what do they do? If you do have cadets and associate with them, what do you think about them?

[JBU2010]

DUTIES:

Assist personnel in answering phones; provide information to the public in person. Perform record filing duties; various clerical functions, including photocopying, filing and distributing documents. Operate a computer terminal in performing data entry and information retrieval duties. Assist personnel in taking information from citizens about criminal activities, fill out offense reports. Transport and booking of property and evidence. Assist personnel in receiving 911 calls and dispatching. Assist Crime Prevention Unit with community presentations, displays, tours, and other public activities. Transport Police vehicles to various locations for basic maintenance and cleaning. Assist with traffic and crowd control during special events. Serve as role-players for Police Officer training sessions. Perform related duties as assigned. Have an interest in exploring a career in law enforcement or a desire to learn about the criminal justice system. Ability to read; understand and follow verbal and written directions, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and laws; work independently in the absence of supervision; respond to public inquiries in a professional, result-oriented manner; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the public.

REQUIRED:
* Valid Class C Texas DL by date of hire
* Must have and maintain good driver record
* High school diploma or GED
* Age 17 to 21, however, must not have reached 20 th birthday before hire date
* Vision at least 20/100 in each eye, correctable to 20/20; normal color and peripheral vision. Normal hearing in both ears
* Applicant must be a Full Time student at MCC majoring in Criminal Justice and maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average
* Heavy physical demands
* Assessment conducted through oral interview process at Police Department

[Evnings]

Dallas PD used to have one and may still have one. It was a lot like Waco PD's . We call our rookies that are in the academy " cadets "

[JBU2010]

Evnings, are you a LEO?

[Evnings]

Actually, I'm a Libra.

Yes, I am a police officer. I've worked for the same department as a police officer since 1980. I am an accident investigator/traffic officer assigned to Patrol. Which basically means, whenever patrol is short, I fill in a district.

[JBU2010]

LOL! An LEO wil a sense of humor. That's great. Thanks for the information.